Anchor for guy-wires.



PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906.

C. D. ENOOHS.

ANCHOR FOR GUY WIRES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1'7,1905..

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flltorn Witnesses:

s-TAT'ES "PATEN FF s oLAUpE D. Ewes, or LA ionossn, W sconsin;

' ANCHOR FOR GUY-WIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 17, 1905. Serial No. 270,020.

4 Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. ENOCHS, a citizen of the United States,residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Anchor for Guy-Wires, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved anchor for guy-wires, and has forits object simplicity of construction together with the saving of timeand labor in applying it to use.

A further object is a guy-wire anchor that forms a strong support forholding telegraph, telephone, fence, and other. kinds of posts againstlateral and longitudinal strains and which is adapted to be set in theground by a minimum amount of labor and expense and without digging orloosening the earth.

To these ends my invention comprises in a general way a shaft havingblades upon its lower end which assume a position in the path of leastresistance when the anchor is driven into the ground and thereafter arespread to engage a maximum amount of earth by means of a twistinmovement. By driving the anchor into un isturbed ground, as comparedwith placing it in a hole and tam ing earth around it, I am enabled topro uce a stronger anchor having greater endurance with less expense andlabor in setting it.

1n the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 1s a side view of my invention, showing the blades extended. Fig. 2 isanother side view showing the blades folded upon the shaft; Fi 3 is asection of Fig. 1, taken on the line X Fig. 4 is a detail side View ofthe lower end of the anchor looking at the end of one of the blades, andFig. 5 is another detall view looking at one side of the blades whenfolded upon the shaft. v

In the drawings let A represent the shaft, which is preferably pointedat 2 upon its lower end, so that it can be easily driven intoundisturbed ground. This shaft forms .an

axis about which it can be easily turned by of the su ports and is upseton its ends. The blades ave I projecting portions (shown clearly in Fig.5) when they are folded and are pitched, causing them to unfold from theshaft and to assume a position about ninety degrees thereto, as shown inFig. 1, when the anchor is turned two or three times about its own axisin the ground. When fully spread, as shown in Fig. 1, the blades areprevented from swinging down by means of their sto shoulders 7, whichimpinge against the sha t. The parts of this device may be made of metaor any other suitable material.

In use the shaft is driven into the ground to the desired depth andturned two or three times about its own axis until the blades are claimas new, and desire to protect by Let ters Patent, is-

. '1. A guy-wire anchor, comprising a rotatable shaft to be driven intothe ground, means for turnin said shaft about its own axis, and ascrew-b ade on said shaft adapted to assume a position in the path ofminimum resistance when entering the ground and to be spread by therotation of said shaft and the resistance of the earth.

2. A ywire anchor, comprising a rotatable sha t to be driven intothe'ground, opposed anchor-blades pivoted to the portion of said shaftentering the ground and pitched to spread when the shaft is turned, andmeans for turning said shaft.

' 3. A guy-wire anchor, comprising a rotatable shaft, to be driven intothe ground, pointed on its lower end and having means for attaching aguy-wire to, and turning said shaft -on, its opposite end andscrew-blades, each provided with a double ivoted sup ort on said shaftand adapted to s read when turned in one dlrecti on and to f0 cl uponsaid shaff,1 when reversed by the resistance of the eart 4. A guy-wireanchor, comprising a rotatable shaft, to be driven into the ground, pro-I stantially round, rotatable shaft to be in- 2d vided. with an openingon its outer end to attach a guy-wire or receive a lever for turning itand screw-blades pivoted by double supports arranged diametricallyopposite each other on said shaft, said blades adapted to be spread bythe rotation of said shaft and the resistance of the earth.

5. A guy-wire anchor, comprising a rotatable shaft to be driven into theground and a screw-blade provided with a double support, the arms ofwhich are diametrically opposite each other on said shaft, and pitchedto unfold by the resistance of the earth when the shaft is turned in onedirection and to recedc upon said shaft when reversed andhaving a stopshoulder for limiting its unfolding movement.

6. A guy-wire anchor, comprising a subsorted in the ground andscrew-blades pivoted to, and adapted to be turned by, said shaft tounfold when the shaft is turned in one direction and to reeede upon saidshaft when reversed by means of the resistance of the earth upon theopposite sides of said blades, said blades being provided with stopswhich limit their unfolding movement and each blade having a doublesupport, the arms of which are diametrically opposite each other on saidshaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLAUDE D. ENOCHS.

Witnesses:

M. H. MULLALLY, R. WARREN.

